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While Periyar is revered by the likes of Stalin's Dravida Munnetra Kazagham (DMK), the genocidal views of the anti-Hindu activist forced even a 'liberal' PM Jawaharlal Nehru to brand him a 'lunatic' and a 'criminal with a perverted mind.'

Nehru, the first Prime Minister of India was of the view that anti-Brahmin ‘activists’ such as Periyar should be placed in a mental asylum, meant for the treatment of ‘perverted minds.’

H. Raja's legal team had maintained that the remarks were taken out of context and meant to be political commentary.

The case was booked in 2022 and the petitioner was arrested immediately. He was later granted bail.

Ricky Kej wrote, "I personally feel this letter is quite unbecoming of such a prestigious art institution Music Academy Madras."

The Congress government in Karnataka has approved revision for Kannada language and social science textbooks for the academic year 2024-25.

Similarly, in February 2021, another such lie glorifying Periyar was busted. Dravidian followers claimed that Periyar was conferred with the Tamrapatra award for his contribution to the Indian freedom movement.

Dr Aravind Raja, a Dravidianist and a die-hard supporter of the ruling DMK party in Tamil Nadu, took to X to target singer Sivasri Skandaprasad for promoting Indian clothing

In a direct dare to Dravidian politics in Tamil Nadu, firebrand President of Tamil Nadu BJP K Annamalai has said that the statue of EV Ramasamy Naicker (EVR), also known by the epithet 'Periyar', outside the Srirangam Ranganathar Temple and all other temples would be removed